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Horace Harmon Lurton
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Horace Harmon Lurton served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by William H. Taft and confirmed Dec 20, 1909.
- Appointed by
- William H. Taft
- Confirmed
- Dec 20, 1909
- Born
- 1844
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth CircuitGrover Cleveland · Mar 27, 1893 – Dec 20, 1909
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitGrover Cleveland · Mar 27, 1893 – Dec 20, 1909
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesWilliam H. Taft · Dec 20, 1909 – Jul 12, 1914
Education
- Douglas University, Chicago, Illinois
- Cumberland School of LawLL.B., 1867
Career
Confederate Army sergeant major, 5th Tennessee Infantry, 2nd Kentucky Infantry and 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, 1861-1865; Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1867-1875, 1878-1886; Chancellor, Tennessee Chancery Court, Sixth Judicial District, 1875-1878; Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1886-1893; Dean of law department, Vanderbilt University, 1905-1909
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